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Journal of Economic Theory

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1095-7235

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.842

H-Indexi

254

SNIPi

1.187

Total Worksi

6,229

Total Citationsi

369,519

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Economics and Econometrics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 125 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,229

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-7235

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

122

2.2k

2019

133

1.8k

2020

167

2021

145

2022

131

748

2023

120

316

2024

124

117

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Economic theories and modelsGame Theory and ApplicationsAuction Theory and ApplicationsGame Theory and Voting SystemsExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesEconomic Theory and PolicyDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationMonetary Policy and Economic Impact

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economic Theory

Is Journal of Economic Theory a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Economic Theory: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Economic Theory?

Journal of Economic Theory is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.25.

Is Journal of Economic Theory indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Economic Theory is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Economic Theory?